Graham's Friendship with Carrie Fisher. Plus: Star Wars and Sloppy Kisses...
episode
Wanging On with Graham Norton and Maria McErlane
31 min
3 speakers
8 chapters
transcribed 4 months ago
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Don't just be Milky Lauren.
What are Graham and Maria's thoughts on Star Wars and Carrie Fisher?
You know, who's at the door? I think it's Lauren. Milky Lauren. From the smell going through the letterbox. Cheesy Lauren by now.
How do you handle awkward family kisses?
I'm pretty sure it's Cheesy Lauren. I do feel like Disney owns Star Wars now, and they have killed it stone dead. Oi, sis, lips off.
Yeah.
Back off.
Cut it out, bitch.
Yeah, come on, slobber face. Get off me.
Get out.
Hello there and welcome to this edition of Wanging On with Graham and Maria.
What HR issues arise in the Chef's Kitchen?
I'm Graham Norton. That's me, McCurlin. And this is where we gather to hand out some limited advice. How are you?
May the 4th be with you. Oh, it is May the 4th, isn't it?
Now, you're not a Star Wars person, are you?
I've never seen Star Wars.
Are you that person? I am that person. Oh, remember that was a whole show.
How does Graham reflect on his friendship with Carrie Fisher?
I've never seen Star Wars. It was a radio show.
Was it Marcus Brickstock?
I think it might have been, yeah. I mean, did you know, because you would be of an age. Ah, shut up. Did you not go to see the first one? Everyone went to see the first one.
No, it's not my thing.
What dilemmas do listeners send to Graham and Maria?
No, it's not my thing. I don't watch things with dragons or space or rockets.
I'm with you with dragons. Yeah, yeah. But I like a bit of space.
Do you?
Yeah. Okay. Well, I felt the first one.
How do Graham and Maria address cultural differences in greetings?
I remember as a kid living in Cork and I remember seeing the very first poster. And it's so weird because we all know Star Wars now. At the time, it just looked like Star Wars. What, like, Star War. What would that be?
What advice do they give about workplace grievances?
It just seemed, and it had the logo, but it didn't tell you anything about the film.
Did you think it was some, a war with some stars?
Celebrity battles. No, there was nothing. Cher fighting Clarice Leachman.
God, you are really going back there.
Lucille Ball. Yeah, Lucille Ball. Mud wrestling.
With Catherine Hepburn.
Oh, yeah. Catherine won. Oh, yeah.
She wore the trousers.
She was wearing a low heel. Oh.
No, I mean, were you a fan of it then? I mean, obviously nothing else to do in Ireland. You went to see it, right?
So that was all fine. I didn't really care about Star Wars at all. But then years later, I was doing one. There was a time when Ruby Wax did these chat shows, but they were kind of a dinner party. Do you remember these? Yeah, I do remember them. You all sat around a dinner table and Ruby had people and you chatted to each other as you were having dinner.
I think my friend John Diamond did one.
Yes, yes, yes, yes. And I was doing one with Ruby and it was the first time I ever met Carrie Fisher. And so before the show, Ruby said to me, look, I know Carrie, so I can't ask her about Star Wars. So can you ask the Star Wars questions? And so I did. And... From that day on, Carrie thought I was a fan of Star Wars.
You were a good friend of hers.
Yeah, yeah. And I never told her that I could have given, I could not have cared less about Star Wars. No, to the point where there was all the secrecy about, you know, the new Star Wars are coming back. Yeah, yeah. Yes, she told me the whole plot. She told me everything. She trusted you. Well, not only that, but even if I'd wanted to tell someone, Who was I going to tell? I don't know anyone who'd care. So, yeah, I kept that very much a secret.
Other Star Wars fans, but we don't really hang in those circles. Not really. I mean, I remember you did introduce me when I came with you to New York once, and we went to the lovely house Carrie was staying, and she told such fabulous stories. Yeah. I mean, she was such a great raconteur.
But also, it was so weird. Like, Star Wars was... the making of her and the undoing of her. You know, I think she, Princess Leia, that's a big old thing to drag through life. Yeah, it is. It's hard.
And also, Carrie was more than just Princess Leia. She did fabulous books, Surrender the Pink, what was the postcard?
Postcards from the Edge. I mean, and she was just genuinely funny and so well liked.
The Year of Magical Drinking was also... Wishful Drinking. Wishful Drinking. The Year of Wishful Drinking, that's right. I'm thinking of Joan Didion.
Of course, a very different book.
Very.
And that was the year of magical thinking.
Yeah.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:01
2
What are Graham and Maria's thoughts on Star Wars and Carrie Fisher?
0:01–0:09
3
How do you handle awkward family kisses?
0:09–0:31
4
What HR issues arise in the Chef's Kitchen?
0:31–0:48
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How does Graham reflect on his friendship with Carrie Fisher?
0:48–1:03
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What dilemmas do listeners send to Graham and Maria?
1:03–1:14
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How do Graham and Maria address cultural differences in greetings?
1:14–1:28
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What advice do they give about workplace grievances?
1:28–31:17